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The Duke of Kent may have retired, but Wimbledon is in safe hands with the Duchess of Cambridge

It was the end of an era on Sunday afternoon as the Duke of Kent presented his final trophy at Wimbledon before retiring as President of the All England Lawn Tennis Association, ending an association that the Kents have held with Wimbledon for decades. For many of us, the Duke of Kent is just as synonymous with Wimbledon as the players themselves: we’ve watched him present the trophies year…
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The Duchess of Cambridge joins in the Barty Party as she presents the Wimbledon trophy to Australian Ashleigh Barty

The Duchess of Cambridge presented the Wimbledon trophy to Australian Ashleigh Barty on Saturday afternoon. Taking the Ladies Singles championship in three sets, Barty defeated Karolína Plíšková to win her first Wimbledon title and becoming the first Australian woman to win the championship since her mentor, Evonne Goolagong, won in 1980. In an interview ahead of the match, Barty said…
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Duke of Cambridge hosts special garden tea party at Buckingham Palace for NHS staff

The Duke of Cambridge thanked National Health Service staff for their “extraordinary” work this year at a tea party at Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon. In honour of the NHS’s 73rd anniversary, the tea was hosted by William amidst a day of celebrations for the NHS and its workers after the past year-and-a-half battling the coronavirus pandemic. It was the first garden party held…
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The Duchess of Cambridge prepares strawberries and egg sandwiches for the Wimbledon spectators

The Duchess of Cambridge paid her first official visit to this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament on Friday, watching two matches and visiting the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum. Kate first watched a men’s doubles match with Wimbledon Chief Executive Sally Bolton and former tennis player Tim Henman at one of the outer courts. There, she watched as Brits Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares defeated…
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